In September, the Canadian government published its Changing Climate Report 2026 (CCCR). Unlike its southern neighbor, Canada believes its citizens have the ability to understand scientific studies and form their own opinions about how their government should respond. Here is Headline 12 from that report:

Iconic landscapes are changing across Canada as snow and ice disappear. Glaciers in western Canada will largely disappear by the end of this century. Warming temperatures have shortened the snow cover season and reduced sea ice cover of all types. Permafrost thaw is transforming the land in many places across northern Canada. These changes will intensify with additional warming.

The report is the result of three years of hard work by Canadian scientists and other contriubutors. One of their conclusions is that the northernmost regions of the country, particularly those in the Arctic, will warm much faster than the rest of the country. We have heard of this phenomenon recently in Norway, where the town of Longyearbyen, the northernmost settlement in the world, is suffering from the consequences of melting permafrost.

The good news is that Canada is continuing to issue reports on climate changes that will affect the country. The US government is petrified about telling its citizens the truth. In Florida, governor Snarling Ron DeathSentence has prohibited any state or local agency from uttering the hated words “climate change,” as if doing so will magically keep hurricanes from forming and sea levels from rising.

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